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chopper89 · 07-23-2015, 07:56 AM

I don't really get all the hate for 'Forever a Flame'. The Flames don't retire numbers anymore, so the highest honour they can give an alumni now is adding them to this.

I don't think the point of it is to say Lanny and Vernon are more highly honoured than MacInnis and Nieuwendyk. All 4 are considered 'equally' honoured in the team's eyes now. It seems to be just the fans who think there's 2 tiers of recognition, but the Flames have never confirmed this, have they?

07-23-2015, 07:56 AM	#133
chopper89 Scoring Winger Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I don't really get all the hate for 'Forever a Flame'. The Flames don't retire numbers anymore, so the highest honour they can give an alumni now is adding them to this. I don't think the point of it is to say Lanny and Vernon are more highly honoured than MacInnis and Nieuwendyk. All 4 are considered 'equally' honoured in the team's eyes now. It seems to be just the fans who think there's 2 tiers of recognition, but the Flames have never confirmed this, have they?